Associate Marketing Manager
About The Position
This role is located at our Corporate Office in Arden Hills, MN, offering a hybrid work environment that consists of 3 days in the office (T/W/Th) and 2 days remote/virtual (M/F). Full remote/virtual work is not available, and relocation assistance is not offered. Land O'Lakes Inc. is a $14 billion dairy and agricultural cooperative with a legacy spanning more than a century. It offers respected brands in agribusiness and food production across its three divisions: Dairy Foods, Winfield Crop Inputs, and Purina Animal Nutrition. Purina Animal Nutrition is committed to animal excellence, providing a portfolio of complete feeds, supplements, premixes, ingredients, and specialty technologies for the livestock and lifestyle animal markets. The Associate Marketing Manager (AMM) will assist in the development and execution of marketing plans for assigned product lines, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver commercial plans effectively. Land O'Lakes is a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative, recognized as a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and included in the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of marketing, sales, or business experience
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and collaborate cross-functionally
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Nice To Haves
- Experience or strong interest in dairy nutrition, young animal systems, or ingredient based businesses
- Strong interpersonal /relationship building skills
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Effective leadership, project management, and organizational skills
- Effective analytical, critical thinking and quantitative problem solving skills
- Ability to deliver results from a cross-functional team in a positive manner
- Exposure to pricing, portfolio management, or commercialization activities
- Familiarity with Stage Gate or new product development processes
- Customer facing or sales partnership experience
- Passion for agriculture and livestock production systems
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and execution of annual business objectives, strategies, and action plans, leading ongoing performance tracking, plan communication, and business reviews.
- Lead ongoing portfolio management activities, including product renovation and innovation projects, packaging updates, and prioritization of key business initiatives.
- Partner with the field, RAM, and cross functional teams to gain market, industry, channel, and producer insights to populate marketing strategies and direction and ensure accurate tactical execution.
- Coordinate with Income Optimization in the collection of competitive pricing to properly price/position branded products in the marketplace and accuracy of sales incentive points and hierarchy assignments on branded products
- Manage volume forecasts, financial targets, and marketing spend for the assigned portfolio through ongoing tracking, reporting, and cross-functional coordination.
- Advance commercialization through the Stage Gate / New Product Development process, driving coordination across internal divisions to support launch readiness and execution.
- Contribute to broader Purina and Land O’Lakes marketing initiatives as needed.
Benefits
- broad portfolio of benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
